Brake



Ma`y14, 1929. y M A, THQRNE 1,712,855

BRAKE Filed May 27, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l III ATTORN s.

May 14, 1929. 'M A, THORNE Y 1,712,855

l BRAKE Filed May 27, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR manica yozne ATTORNEY Y applying force.-

(Il aten-tecl May 14,1929;-l

MAURICE ii.. :r1-:torina or'fs'oUTH 'BNDQjgNDIANAQAssIeNoR' fro irn', sTtibEBx'ER Y i -conroaiicrion oF SOUTH Benn-INDIANA, -A-coaromrronop'ngw 3mi-jg;

A ppiicatiqnliiieiina'jie7;

j-iaricularly to the braking means.tliereforv the'principal object beingto provide ave-1 hic'le brake witha lirakiiigineans'in which braking friction' is employed asabrake Another objectv is to provide a'veliiele brake -with a' braking means in which tlie friction between a portion'thereof and tliel drinn is employed tti-apply braking force to' fthe remainder of the saine.;

Anotliei' .object is to provide Va, Vehicle; brake with a braking means having a rigidi portionfor a certa'in part of its length and primary portion withv the drinn expanding the integral Secondary portion toengagethe,V 'diuin.

A notlier object is to provide a vehicle.

brake' with a braking means ot the selfenergiziiig type comprising a' split circular bami which is rigid fora portion of its length and flexible. for the reiiiaindei thereof.

Another object is to provide -a `vehicle .brake with a braking means having -a rigid primary portion, a flexible secondary portion integral therewith, and stops adjacent the free ends of the primary and secondary portions'so that. when the` priiiiarj' portion is inoved by the druin to expand thesc'condary. portion toengage the drum, one of the stops will prevent rotation of the, sccondary portion.

A further object is to provide a Vehicle -brake with a braking means' of the selfenergizing type coinjirising a splitl circular flexible band having a rigid reinforced portion extending substantially 120 Aof thev length thereof, the braking friction 'of the reinforced portion with the di'iini-lieiiig einployed-to expand the flexibleportion thereof to engage the drum, and' means to prevent rotation ofthe flexible' portion.

\ '.lhese being among the objects of the presentinvention7 the saine. consists of certain features ofconstruction and combinations of parts to be hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawings and then claimed` havingthe above and .other objects in view. i

In the .accompanying drawings, which ha flexible portionfor vthe remainder thereof.V

'Anotheir objectV is to` provide a 'vehicle'- b'rake [with a braking means having arigid' .primary portion and a iexible secondary portion integrally united, engagement of the illustrate'a suitable enibo-dir'nent of the pres'.-

wide .section if chattare.

the druni-infsection and tlfiebrake mechanismv is rotated 'in a'counter-clockwise direction.v j l* igure 4 is a section taken on the line 4--4 of Figure 2, showing. onefof the brake operatingl arms, -f v l-`igiii-eg5 is a 'section taken onfthel'ine '5a-5, ot ligu're 2, shi'iivii'igLone of the'biake stop pi'ns, 'alst i: showingthe'shapelofthe reinforciiig uienib'er.-

Referring to' vtheA accompanying drawings, v

in which likefnii'nie"als lrefer to like partsv throughout the several'. views, convention'ally pii-'oted toa inotoiveli'icle front'axle 15 is a steering knuckle 16. I .iaving an outwardly extending stub axle 1T foigiiied-tliereon. The axle 1i' carries hearings 18 which rotatably supporta wheel hiib 19 to which a -vehicle wheel 2() and a .brake driin'i'21 are conce'n trically secured by bolts A biake"`drun1 i dust cover 2;), which. is also usedfas a brake support, 'is rigidlyattached-'to tliesteering i' -kniickle'lG in close relationshipto-tlie brake drinn 21 t'oexcliide as much dirt 'andthe like as possible from V*the opera'ting'partsfof the brake. v

Concentrically arranged withinthev drum 21 is' the brake engaging means which will be referred to inthe following description as the brake. The brake comprises a split circular hand 24 of thin-sectioned spring steel i having a' short bracket 25 secured toyone end 'thereof and a rigid reinforcing.bracket 26 secured to the other end thereof and'exf 'l`he b rackct 26, as shown in section in Figure is formed -with a strengtl'iening rib. I The brake is suspended when'in inoperativeposi# tending-thcrearoiunl.for approximately 120?,

2.5 adjacent the end of the band 24 and. the

'pin 2i' extending through a similar slot 3l i A' i Y. acent :the-opposite end aconvention'al- I'Ivoiinsto the band Secured tothe-band'24tdireetly'-opposite the .endsthereof-is.ac'ente'ringdevice, which-pre'.-

.tents relative "transverse displacement ot' the band '24 relative lto the '.drum 2l, comprising azbracket 33 securedftothe-band 24land -ab'olt 34 secured.;toithe.'dust'..cover' 22 extending through@ slot sg-inaiebmeket 33. Sp1-ings 36 aremountedonjthe bolt 34at each vside of i the bracket 33 andare set. in compression to bear against. the bracket 33 by a Washer .37

' `and a nutf38..threaded on the bolt`34. The

.- The'operating'.mechanismv per se for the' brake-forms rio-partoffthi's inventionand 1s 5sujbject matter for? another' application and springs 36 Aagainst thes'ides of the bracket 33 .tozkeep .the-brake centered atl all ytimesv in respectfto tithe, braking 'surface of vthe 7 .will be A.describedjin this application only to show .theoperationbf the'brake. Any convvenient methodjofexpanding the ends of the brake-may. be `u'sed..f Positioned; between the `ends of the lnfake' and S.Q'l 1f 1 ed to the. dust v cover 22 .rivets 39 isafsupp'ort .40 to which Y .a brakeengaging arm41 'is .pivotedon a pin key 44.' The arm 41..is' .formed with .a lip 45 lWhich engages ,the tend ofthefbrake and with an 'ellipticall .shapedjcajn face.-46. .A si1iii. j lar -arm-47, aving a projecting 11p 48' engaging the opposite end o f-the'brake and. an

. elliptically shaped cam face 49,- is pivoted on -a .p in50 tothe end -Qf 'a bell crank5l, the

le 'shaft-52Lf The arms4l and 47 are so 'i positioned-that when thelips 45 and 48, re-

' spectively,.engagefthe endsof the brake, the cam faces 46 and 49 enga'ge each other, each lacting 'as-* af fulcrl 1m point .for the other, as 'willbe described; Aispring 57 is attached at 'one end to avbracke't 59 secured to the dust cover andat the other end. to a lug 58 formed onv the, end offthe bell crank 51 to draw'the sanie back to normal linoperative position f after 1t has been moved to operative position.

. The rotatable shaft 52 extends through the dust. cov'er22 and is.-journaled in a bracket the shaft-'5 2 extending through' the bracket 53 isiconnecte'd" by a cross pin universal feint 54 toa shaft 55,' Whichis rotated by a ever 56 'to which braking force is applied bysome means such as abrake pedalor lever.A U The operative position of the .brake 1s shown in Figure 3 when the vehicle 1s moving forwardly, that is, when thebrake drum is rotating 'in a counter-clockwise direction. The brake is applied by rotating the shaft 52 vin a clockwise vdirection Whichfswings .tliej-f' bell 'crank 51 tocause the-arms' 41and 47 to 1 pivots about its. line of contact with the end further rotation ofthe same.'` Further vrota-'1. tion of the bell crank -51' 'pivots 'thea1 'xn"47 sjothat it swings the arm 41 against the adjacent i end of thebrake,whiclrthrows thatfportion of the band 24, havingv the `rigid reinforced portion 26, previously called the 'primar -por-lv tion, into`complete engagement -Wit the drum 21, the remainder ofthe band-24, or.

the secondary portion, in 'the'meantilne'not 1 scribed immediately assumes a' self-energia? ing action and rotates withftlie z brake drum 21, which, consequently being'f integrally coni nected with the secondaryfportiom. expands the flexible secondary portion ofthe band 24 sc .that it completely engages the-'rotating drum 21 and retards the rotation thereof.

lThe action of the brake when thedrum 21 is rotating in the opposite direction or clockwise is very'similar with the exceptionthat the stoppin 27 abuts against an end of its `.slot 31. The arm' 41, which does not pivot in this case, acts asthe fulcrum'and the cam' face 49 of the arm 47 slides thereover and exerts" pressu re ina circumferential direction against its adjacent end of the brake which expands the flexible secondary portion of the band 24 in a circumferential direction to cn -gage the rotating drum 21.

Brake .constructions used in the pastusual;

ly had that objectionable feature which is commonly known as chattering.' This chattering usually occurs just as the brake is being' applied when only the ends of the brake element arc-brought into contact with the rotating drum. .The friction between the small area of friction material at the ends of the brake clement and the drum is not constant and the end of the element rapidly engages and disengages the drum, hence the term chatter1ng. This causes uneven wearing of the friction surface of the brake element,

and the rapid intcrmittent'braking actionannoys the occupants of the vehicle. The brake construction shown in the' accompanying ioo drawing eliminates all possibility of chattering, because of the large area off friction material .which is brought into initial engagement with the rotating drum. All parts of the rimary portion of the band 21, made rzgi by the'reinforcing bracket 25, evenly engage the drum 21 at the same time and i Il" ing 'construc tions heretofore used aierea ily apparent. `It can be seen that 'the'construc- 7 tion embodying'integralrigid .primary and --il exible ,portions is very simple, li'ghtf in1 v weight and can'beeconomically constructed.

" .larspiabaad hatingalrigi i and 'a flexible secondaryv portion, fsaid-pri-A i A.mary portion engaging said drum to `apply '25 I 120 degrees of its llength and flexible for thelremainder of its length, and means for movcause'of the wrapping actiongof the band. -i Formal changes'may be made Ainthe specific It alsof eliminates the heavy, ljointed, multi- V plicity 'fof shoes l so commonly -used and is more eicient in voperation' than the samebeembodiment of the invention :descr-ibed" without departing` from thespirit and substance of the broad invention, the As co 'e o f which i s commensurate with the' appfen' i WhatIcla'im is.:

1 -Inal brake inechanis ed' claims. :j

rotatable-'draai' mary-Portieri ondary portion.-

rigid primary-and flexible secondar por.-

tions, substantially all of said flexb e por-l tion being expanded to engage-saiddrnm by the frictiona enga ement of said primary portion with said '(Iium. v'

3. In a brake mechanism, aj rotatable drum, braking means therefor comprisinga cireu'- lar flexible split band having afrigid reinforcing member extending around .ap c rtion1-of` the circumference thereof, and actuating means for engaging said reinforced ortion of said band with said drum where y movement of said reinforced portion withsaid l'drum forces substantially'all of the 4 flexible portion of said braking means to engage .said

drinn to retard rotation thereof. 4

4. In a brake mechanism, a rotatable drum, a brakeengageable therewith having integral rigid primary and flexible secondary portions, and means for moving said primary portion into engagement with said'drum, said engagement of said primary portion Iwith said drum expandingsubstantially allof said portion into frictional enflexible secondary gagement with sai drum.

5. In a brake mechanism, a rotatable drum, a brake engageable therewith comprising a split circular band rigid 'for approximately ing said rigid portion of said band to engage said drum for limitedrotation therewith,`

rotation of said rigid portion of saidband expanding substantially all of thev flexible portion thereof to contact with said drum to retard .the rotation thereof.

6. In a brake mechanism, a rotatable drum,

mptsingafcirca a 'heike engageant" therewith -comprisia'g a7 .'split circular 'ilexible'fbandfand -a-rigid reilf' forcing'meinbersecured Athereto .for approxi l" for "moving the 'reinforced portion of -'said of jsaid por-tion causing substantially all -ofthe flexible A.portonxof said-brake to expand 7.. lIn'abra a brake therefor .comprifsingf integral rigid f the major (portion :of said flexiblesecondary 28. In abralre'mechanism,arotatable drum,

. .afbrakeengageable -therewith vhaving integral -frig'idfand ilexiblef portions, stops for the ends .of said -brake',- and` means; for' moving! said 'l frigid portionto l'e'n' -age said drum, movement of said 'f "o'rtion withlsaid drum' expanding braking force t o substantiallyl'all of said sec-A substantially l'allfo vsaid flexible? portion to.

ing-'rotation of said flexible portion.

' primary 'and ilexible 1 secondaryl portions," `means for moving saidrigid primarypor-y tion into contact with said drum toA expand- Y v Y engage said drum, one of said stopsprevent?Y 2. In a brake mechanism, a,rotatable drum, braking means therefor comprising integral i 9. In a brakeme'chanism, a rotatable drum, 7

a brake" engageable4 therewith 'comprising a.. flexiblefband and a ri id membervsecured to the. inner 4face '.tliereo and extending for a- 'p'ortionf ofgtlie length of said band, stops for -the-endsof "siai'dfband tolimit the movement thereotrelative tojs'aiddrnm, and means for movii'igtlie rigid portion of 4said band into en-` gagementwi'thsaid' drunnffrotation of said `rigid portion expanding substantially all of the 4flexibleportion;'of said band toengag'e f 10,"Inja brake'mechanism, a rotatabledrum, a brake engageable therewith having slots vadjacent its ends,'s'aid brake comprising a splitflexible circular band having -a' rigid reinforcing membersecured to a portion of` its length, fixed stop pins projecting through Said slots, and means formoving said .-reinforced portion into engagement with said drum, rotation of said portion with said drinn expanding substantially yall of said' flexible portion to engage said drum, an end of one of said slots in said brake abutting against its stop pin to prevent rotation'of said flexible portion of said band.

11. In' a brake lnechanism, a rotatable .di-um, asupportadjacent said drum a floating brakecomprising a circular flexible band havingv a 'rigid reinforcing-member .secured slots, said pin in the slot in the flexible `and of said band'prevening rotation ofsaid flexi-` thereto for a portion of its length and'having slots adjacent. its ends, fixed stop pins mount- 'ed' on said support extending through said' of said band into engagement with said drum,

thefrotation of said reinforced portion expanding substantiallyV all ofthe flexible por "tion offsaidband to engage said drum.-

12;1n .a brake 4mechanism; a rotatable drinn, braking means engageable therewith having a rigid portion and a flexible-portion integralwith said rigidportion,` means be-v tween the ends of said braking means for moving said rigid portion, means to engage said drum, thereby expanding substantially all of said flexible portion to engage said drinn and .means` for preventing rotation of said brakingl llleans.

13. In a brakev mechanism,v a rotatable drinn, a split fiexible Circular band engageable therewith, means to canse even engagement DISCLAIMER 1,712,855.Maurice A. Thorne, South Bend, Ind. BRAKE. Patent dated May 14, 1929. Disclaimer iiled December 1, 1930, by the assignee, The Studebaker Corporation.

By this disclaimer therefore restricts the scope or meaning of claims 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 of the said patent to a brake structure having but a single continuous and uninterrupted flexible secondary portion of substantially greater length than the rigid primary portion of the brake.

[Oyjcz'al Gazette Deeembe?n 16, 1930.] 

